Months After Estonia Drops Swedbank Case, Trove of Office Memos Show Laundering Was Open Joke
One of Tallinn’s most notorious corruption scandals came to a quiet conclusion this year when a case against Swedbank was...
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Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit
COP29 Former UK PM Tony Blair’s Non-Profit Advises Azerbaijan at Climate Conference
The COP29 conference began yesterday in Baku. Among the delegates for Azerbaijan are 12 paid advisers from the Tony Blair...
Luxembourg Bank 'Central' to Purchase of High-End British Real Estate with Embezzled Azerbaijan Funds, U.K. Police Say
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency successfully argued in a High Court case in London that accounts at the Banque...
Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit
COP29 Azerbaijan's COP29 Organizers Criticized For Oil Ties, Other Potential Conflicts of Interest
In authoritarian Azerbaijan, corporate ownership records are not publicly available — and transparency campaigners have...
UK Imposes Sanctions on Russian Defense Suppliers in Asia
The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military...
Press Watchdog Slams Vietnam for Jailing Blogger
Press freedom organizations are calling for the release of a Vietnamese blogger sentenced to 12 years in prison for...
Kyrgyz Journalists Say Authorities Targeting Their Families
Kyrgyz independent journalists fear surveillance as individuals claiming to be law enforcement question their families and...
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Kyrgyz Elite Targeted as Japarov Allies Gain Key Assets
After the killing of crime boss Kamchy Kolbaev, Kyrgyz authorities have intensified their crackdown on prominent business...
Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit
COP29 ‘Official Partners’ of Azerbaijan’s COP29 Climate Summit Linked To Ruling Aliyev Family and Their Inner Circle
Whether it’s Silk Way West Airlines, the PASHA Holding conglomerate, or fabric company GILTEX — everywhere this year’s...
Japan’s LDP Takes Electoral Blow after Corruption Scandals
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner lost their parliamentary majority after Prime Minister Shigeru...
Kyrgyz Bill Targets Citizens Posting Content Critical of Officials
The Kyrgyz Parliament’s law-enforcement committee approved the first reading of a draft law on Tuesday that would fine or...
Kyrgyz Blogger Detained After Criticizing Faulty Road Project
Kyrgyz authorities arrested local blogger Azamat Karabayev on Tuesday, just hours after he posted a video exposing how a...